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Thursday 13 September 2018
Falling SSD prices to drive greater adoption in notebooks, others
NAND flash chip prices have fallen to the levels of two years ago, while SSD prices have hit their sweet spot, according to industry sources. Falling SSD prices are set to drive the...
Tuesday 4 September 2018
PC DRAM contract prices stay flat in August, says DRAMeXchange
PC DRAM contract prices have stayed unchanged in August, with average prices for 4GB and 8GB DDR4 modules remaining flat at US$34.50 and US$68, respectively, according to DRAMeXcha...
Monday 3 September 2018
Eight-inch foundries face unclear order visibility in 4Q18
Eight-inch IC foundries have seen order visibility become unclear for the fourth quarter of 2018, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses.
Friday 12 January 2018
Yageo resumes taking orders for chip resistors from China clients
Taiwan-based passive components supplier Yageo has decided to resume taking orders for chip resistors from China customers at 15-20% higher quotes amid serious shortages in the market...
Friday 3 February 2017
DRAM spot prices hit 18-month high, says DRAMeXchange
DRAM spot market prices have risen to an 18-month high, with prices for 4Gb DDR4 chips reaching US$3.347, according to DRAMeXchange.
Tuesday 21 June 2016
DRAM prices to stabilize in 2017, says DRAMeXchange
DRAM prices will become stable in 2017 as chipmakers implement supply controls, according to DRAMeXchange.
Tuesday 30 June 2015
DRAM spot prices hit 28-month low, says CNA
DRAM spot prices have fallen further, with prices for mainstream 4Gb DDR3 chips reaching US$2.64 - the lowest level in 28 months, Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) quoted...
Monday 25 May 2015
DRAM prices fall 9% in 2Q15, says paper
DRAM spot prices continue to fall in the second quarter of 2015, with prices for 4Gb DDR3 chips having fallen about 9%, Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) quoted DRAMeXchange...
Friday 22 May 2015
Gigastorage expects operations to break even in 1Q16
Solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer maker Gigastorage, also still suffering operating losses, expects business operations to break even in the first quarter of 2016 due to use of...
Thursday 4 December 2014
DRAM spot prices hit more than 7-month low, says DRAMeXchange
DRAM spot prices continue to fall with prices for mainstream DDR3 4Gb chips dropping to US$3.74, the lowest since April 17, according to DRAMeXchange.
Thursday 5 September 2013
Fire at SK Hynix China plant sends DRAM spot prices higher
A fire at SK Hynix' plant in China helped push up DRAM spot prices substantially today (September 5).
Thursday 14 March 2013
DRAM contract prices have room for further growth
Spot prices for PC DRAM have risen significantly in recent days, moving further away from contract price levels. Lifted by the surge in spot prices, contract prices are set to rally...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Spot prices for PC-use DRAM up 5%
Spot market prices for PC-use (standard) DRAM have risen by an average of 5%, with quotes for 4Gb DDR3 chips increasing 6% to US$2.7-2.8 and those for 2Gb DDR3 chips rising by 2.3%...
Friday 1 February 2013
Some China solar firms hope to terminate long-term material supply contracts
Some China-based solar firms hope to terminate long-term polysilicon supply contracts with international firms. The latter noted that it is quite difficult to do so because when the...
Friday 11 January 2013
China-based makers to hike polysilicon spot prices to US$17/kg in early February
As the China government is likely to announce anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on polysilicon imported from Europe, the US and South Korea with a retroactive period of 30 days...